Program Highlights
Biological Sciences
News and Upcoming Events
Feb
18
2026
POSTPONED: MCDB Seminar by Duncan Wardrop (UIC Chemistry)
Wednesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
MBRB 4300
Feb
19
2026
LIN Seminar: "Hypothalamic circuit control of feeding: Implications for obesity" by Mark Rossi (Rutgers University)
Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
SELE 4289
Feb
24
2026
E&E Seminar: "Understanding the Wildlife of Chicago: Research of the Urban Wildlife Institute" by Liza Lehrer (Lincoln Park Zoo)
Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm
SELE 4289
Mar
3
2026
2026 Spring Plenary Lecture in Neuroscience: Joshua Jacobs (University of Chicago)
Tuesday, 9:30 am–10:45 am
SCE 301
Mar
4
2026
MCDB Seminar: (Title TBD) by Dan Shaye (UIC Physiology and Biophysics)
Wednesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
MBRB 4300
Pride Points
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1,600 Students declared BioS majors for the Fall '23 semester.
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82 nd US News & World Report, UIC's Department of Biological Sciences graduate program is ranked 82nd nationally.
Affiliates of the BIOS Department
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Departmental Highlights
31 tenure-track faculty, 10 non-tenure-track faculty, 1900 undergraduate students and 100 graduate students